Jamaica United Front
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The Jamaica United Front was a political party
in Jamaica
. It first contested national elections in 1983
. The elections that year saw a mass boycott (turnout was just 2.7%) as the People's National Party
protested against the governemt. The JUF received only 144 votes and failed to win a seat. It did not contest any further elections.
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
. It first contested national elections in 1983
Jamaican general election, 1983
Early general elections were held in Jamaica on 15 December 1983. The election was boycotted by the main opposition party, the People's National Party, in protest at the refusal of the ruling Jamaican Labour Party to update the electoral roll...
. The elections that year saw a mass boycott (turnout was just 2.7%) as the People's National Party
People's National Party
The People's National Party is a social democratic and social liberal Jamaican political party, founded by Norman Manley in 1938. It is the oldest political party in the Anglophone Caribbean and one of the main two political parties in Jamaica. Out of the two major parties, it is considered more...
protested against the governemt. The JUF received only 144 votes and failed to win a seat. It did not contest any further elections.